Prep girls soccer player of the year: Chace Schornstein

At the beginning of the season, Schornstein was unsure where she'd spend the majority of her time on the field for Redwood this season. Almost exclusively a holding midfielder the past two years, Schornstein knew the team had a glaring hole at forward following the graduation of top scorer Olivia Kontinnen last season.

By the time the MCAL season started, Schornstein had assumed the role of center forward and excelled in it — scoring a league-high 17 goals in MCAL play and finished second in assists with seven.

"To get the goals we needed, we needed to push her forward," Redwood coach Mattias Kodzoman said. "It was never a gamble but I didn't know we were going to get that much production out of her. ? She's a kid that will do a heck of a job anywhere she plays."

Schornstein was the league's top scorer by a healthy margin — finishing five clear of Tam's top scorer Isabella Amyx. Schornstein said the highlight of the season was handing Tam its only loss of the season on the Giants' senior day. She also scored five goals in a North Coast Section playoff game against Bentley.

Schornstein said she expects to go back to playing as a defensive midfielder or a center back next season at UC Santa Barbara and thinks her time as a forward this year will help her out then.

"When you've played one position for a long time, it's hard to understand perspectives with another position. ? Now that I've played both sides its much easier to understand how difficult it is to score a goal. It's helped me learn when to play a ball to feet or when they want a ball through."